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Wakefield road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,222 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1997, and 1,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (1,211), and casualties rose from 1,695.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,869 collisions in Wakefield.

Collisions in 1997
1,222
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,792
Up 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1997

1.1% of collisions in Wakefield in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious18015%
  • Slight1,02884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious20511%
  • Slight1,57388%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,222, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025555722
2024589754
2023648813
2022614826
2021483633
2020387493
2019487641
2018617833
2017594812
2016684955
2015717986
2014644922
2013636917
20127191,061
20117261,113
20108031,188
20098421,283
20088431,260
20079221,335
20068921,297
20059471,439
20041,0921,681
20031,1141,669
20021,1161,691
20011,0601,634
20001,1171,646
19991,1551,684
19981,2391,766
19971,2221,792
19961,2111,695
19951,2161,695
19941,2121,679
19931,1641,545
19921,1741,588
19911,1711,535
19901,2021,588
19891,2081,620
19881,2121,609
19871,1171,465
19861,1351,505
19851,1311,452
19841,1351,400
19831,1561,478
19821,2631,640
19811,2791,636
19801,2851,612
19791,1341,460

When and where crashes happen in Wakefield in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (14%)
  • Tuesday179 (15%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday198 (16%)
  • Friday204 (17%)
  • Saturday144 (12%)
  • Sunday151 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.1%)
  • February94 (7.7%)
  • March99 (8.1%)
  • April90 (7.4%)
  • May106 (8.7%)
  • June121 (9.9%)
  • July99 (8.1%)
  • August94 (7.7%)
  • September98 (8%)
  • October115 (9.4%)
  • November116 (9.5%)
  • December103 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight911 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,025 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (14%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry787 (64%)
  • Wet or damp426 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph859 (70%)
  • 40 mph89 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph152 (12%)
  • 70 mph121 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway950 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (14%)
  • Roundabout88 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,162 (65%)
  • Pedestrian241 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant123 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist108 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15140 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20228 (13%)
  • 21 to 25202 (11%)
  • 26 to 35394 (22%)
  • 36 to 45237 (13%)
  • 46 to 55196 (11%)
  • 56 to 6599 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7590 (5%)
  • Over 7552 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider988 (55%)
  • Passenger563 (31%)
  • Pedestrian241 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,701 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (5%)
  • Bus or coach97 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle84 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Wakefield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wakefield ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 40th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1997

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1997: 137, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638137244121
2ndA6456210907
3rdA639567616
4thA61548908
5thA1537305
6thA6424868012
7thA655395306
8thA636354425
9thM62324116
10thB6273253203
11thA628204304
12thB6422192803
13thB6128182316
14thM1162313
15thB6421142301
16thB6475141703
17thA637131900
18thB6136132103
19thB6428131902
20thB6474132301

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1997

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 315.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1997

WF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1997: 182.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years